OxHRH Capital Punishment Seminar: Kenneth Smith's Planned Execution by Nitrogen Gas Inhalation When: 18th January 2.00 PM Where: Pembroke College, Harold Lee Room law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/… Faculty of Law DeathPenaltyProject University of Oxford Pembroke College Sandra Fredman

Reminder: This event is happening tomorrow! Mark your calendars 🗓️ @j0nyorke Joel Zivot MD, MA, JM Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford Margaret Satterthwaite Faculty of Law

Congratulations Freya! 🥳

In our latest blog, @j0nyorke summarises some of the key issues in the Kenneth Eugene Smith case. Joel Zivot MD, MA, JM Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/alabamas-manif…

Today at 3.00 PM, ICJ delivered its judgment on the merits in the Ukraine v Russian Federation case. Among other claims, it deals with the application of CERD in relation to indirect discrimination against ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. Judgment: icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

Prof. Sandra Fredman gave expert opinions at various stages of the process! You can access the final submission on behalf of Ukraine here icj-cij.org/sites/default/… The Russian Federation's response: icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

It's a very important judgement on indirect discrimination since one of the arguments put forth by the Respondent seeks to deny that CERD includes indirect discrimination or discrimination in effect.

In our latest blog post, Associate Prof Shreya Atrey breaks down the court's ruling on discrimination to reveal the Court’s continued lack of a clear understanding of both ethnic origin, & more broadly, racial grounds are! Read here: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ukraine-v-russ… Bonavero Institute of Human Rights

New Report! Oxford Human Rights Hub has contributed a report to UNSR_Education on academic freedom and freedom of expression in educational institutions by surveying three jurisdictions: India, South Africa and Australia. Read the full report here: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/academic-freed… Faculty of Law

On 13th February 2024, we celebrated 5 years of the #Abidjanprinciples Progress on the Right to Education! Sandra Fredman director of Oxford Human Rights Hub contributed to the panel! abidjanprinciples.org/en/news/2024/1…

Attention📢Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal Invites Submissions for a Special Issue! Proposals should consist of three to five papers that address a topic of high current interest in the field of international, regional, comparative or national human rights law.

In advance of the Irish referendum on whether to recognise care in the Constitution, this TriCON webinar on Feb 28th will discuss comparative perspectives from Canada, India, S. Africa & UK as showcased in a forthcoming article in International Journal of Constitutional Law by Sandra Fredman Oxford Human Rights Hub

What can we learn from each other? To celebrate the third edition of Sandra Fredman's pivotal book, Discrimination Law, luminaries of the field discuss how comparing and contrast different approaches strengthens the thinking and practice of equality law!

If Frozen Embryos Are Unborn Children Then What Is IVF’s Future in the United States? Anne Lofaso from WVU College of Law writes about how the Dobbs decision allows states to pass Christian ideology on as public policy, affecting reproductive rights. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/if-frozen-embr…

The Aberdeen Housing Crisis Justin expands on housing right: If it is a policy goal versus a justiciable right, how people are affected (forming homes nested in houses), & how to achieve fulfilment of the right (through positive & negative duties). ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-aberdeen-h…

We are back with the final part of Discrimination Law podcast! Join Sandra Fredman in conversation with Former Supreme Court judge Rosalie Abella, Helen Mountfield Mansfield College, University of Oxford & Jayna Kothari Centre for Law & Policy Research to discuss the 3rd edn of Discrimination Law ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/discrimination…

Supreme Court of Pakistan Holds that the Courts Cannot Pass a Decree of Khula Without a Woman’s Consent Rida Tahir analyses the decision and its impact on women in Pakistan. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/supreme-court-…

Congratulations to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the The Labour Party party for the recent win! We Oxford Human Rights Hub #tbt this podcast with Sir Keir Starmer examining the UK Human Rights Act in 2017. Listen here: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-precarious-f…

Oxford Human Rights Hub director Sandra Fredman 's latest article is out now! "Care as a constitutional value" Read on International Journal of Constitutional Law